Martin Buber: Philosopher of Dialogue Conference | Session Two

In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of Martin Buber’s death, this two-day conference brings together leading scholars from around the country to generate new questions and reflections at the heart of Buber’s thought.

Sponsored by The Divinity School; the Center for International Studies Norman Wait Harris Fund; Chicago Center for Jewish Studies (CCJS); Franke Institute for the Humanities; History of Judaism area club; Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion and Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership.


Session Two features the panel “Hermeneutics and Religious Thought.” Chair: Toshihiro Horikawa, Jewish Studies, University of Heidelberg. Panelists are Claire Sufrin, Northwestern University: “Buber, the Bible, and Hebrew Humanism: Finding a Usable Past” and Steven Kepnes, Colgate University: “Buber as Theologian”

See more at: divinity.uchicago.edu/martin-buber-philosopher-dia…

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